The game's full in-engine trailer was shown during Sony's press conference at E3 2014 on June 9, 2014.[2] A teaser trailer was released by Naughty Dog on November 14, 2013.[3]

In March 2014, Amy Hennig and Justin Richmond left the studio. In June 2014, it was revealed that Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, game directors for The Last of Us, would be leading the game project.[4][5][6]